And Away We Go!

THANK YOU for the great start! 20% of our goal on the first day??? Huzzah!

Here’s more great news - we've been listening to your feedback and have decided to move our figure unlocks from the Stretch Goals section directly into the Optional Items Menu.

That means you can purchase the Urugal Necromantic Fencer, Gudanna Blood Channeler, Zekia Fen Lord, AND the awesome Durani Colossus right now!

Seeing a Colossus on the battlefield can cause even the most seasoned warrior’s knees to tremble. It takes up an entire terrain region on the board. It has four attacks. And it requires three Golem Knights to control it - which means you can take advantage of all three Knight’s special abilities!

But that’s not all! Because all the figures are being unlocked for purchase without a stretch goal, we’re going to lay out a roadmap, so you’ll know what figures are coming and which codex they belong to. They’re still in development so we can’t show all of them to you today but the roadmap will show you how many there are and which codex they’ll belong to. We will reveal which ones they are and what they look like over the next several weeks as their concept art becomes available.

Because we’re moving all our figures from the Stretch Goals list onto the Optional Items Menu, we’re reworking our entire set of stretch goals. That means some really cool Software Features and Bonus Items will appear earlier in the stretch goals - so stay tuned! We’ll put those up at a later date.

To purchase Optional Items:

1. Find the stuff you want to buy on the Optional Items Menu and add up the prices

3. Enter the TOTAL of all the stuff you want AND the amount you pledged in the “Pledge amount” box.

In the example above, Robin backed the project at the $110 Warrior Tier and wants to buy a War Sprite for $11, a Titan for $15, and a Colossus for $44, bringing her total to $180.

4. Select “Continue to the next step” and follow the instructions. All you’re doing at this point is “banking” a lump sum to use on figures after the Kickstarter is over.

5. Once the Kickstarter ends, we’ll send you a link to a special backer tool that will contain the lump sum you’ve already banked. All you need to do then is select the stuff you want!

Lastly, where do you get your tabletop gaming news? Please send us the names of the Websites, Blogs, Podcasts, or YouTubers that you think should be talking about Golem Arcana. And if you have access to their creators - send them our way! You can reach us at info@hbs-studios.com.

That’s it for now. Again, we’re actively listening to your comments and suggestions, so keep them coming.

Then there's the Golem Arcana Wiki started up by our own Kickstarter community member Blair (Thanks UriAhkah!) http://golemarcana.wikia.com/ - pitch in to fill out the wiki if you can!

Oh! If you haven't already, check out the AWESOME intro lore to Golem Arcana on www.GolemArcana.com under the "World" menu! ^_^

And finally, TELL ALL THE PEOPLE about Golem Arcana, EVERY DAY, multiple times a day! It will help make sure we get to future stretch goals, and more importantly, make sure this game can be produced the BEST it can be!

So, even if you don't like Twitter, tweet about Golem Arcana using keyword hashtags!

The more tweets that use popular or game related hashtags over the course of a day (morning, noon and night) that links people to the project, works to spread the word, and get more people interested in joining our community!

It also gets more people funding this AWESOME hybrid of tactical tabletop fantasy wargaming and technology, and moves us towards not just the goal, but through stretch goals as well!

Also, Facebook Facebook Facebook, and find forums to post in too!

Be courteous, and don't spam, but even if a forum isn't related to games, but does have an off-topic section...let them know about Golem Arcana! ^_^

Hey folks, Brian here -- was so focused on the main Comments thread, didn't come back over here to answer questions...

> JIM
> Will we be able to add on to our pledge after the KS is over using the backer tool?

That's our goal, yes.

> REDEND
> Are the figures on the roadmap all the ones intended to be released over the kickstarter ?, if so awesome and ill pledge for all of them, if not may have to wrangle more money, thanks

Yes, those are all the figure designs -- no future 'unlocks'. There's a few extra doodads to reveal (like Terrain Tiles set #2), and I'm sure we'll find some other surprises, but those are all the figures models planned for the Kickstarter.

> JOSEPH
> Thanks for listening! Resin titan and colossus added! A question did arise though, do the resin versions come with bases?

As someone else already pointed out -- yes, they all come with bases. Likely we'll have the micro-dot strip come on a sticker sheet so that you don't risk painting over them.

Hoi UriAhkahz!
- Hoi a greeting from my other favorite game, Shadowrun! And UriAhkahz, the plural form of UriAhkah! It's my own made-up word from the Sumerian word Uri for Blood, and Ahka the Egyptian word for Warrior! I've related it the Golem Arcana lore to mean Blood Knight! I also found out it is a real word meaning "humanity" in the dead tongue of Opata, an Uto-Aztecan language from the Mexican/US border region. I think UriAhkah (buddy, chummer, person, fellow warrior or Blood Knight) makes great starter slang for Golem Arcana, which draws on Sumerian, Egyptian and other ancient cultures!

If you tweet about Golem Arcana, include hashtags such as #boardgame #tabletop #Android #iOS #iPhone #iPad #tablet and #Kickstarter - If it makes sense in your tweet, include popular hashtags like #music.

Superbacker

Will we be able to add on to our pledge after the KS is over using the backer tool? There's enough extra bits that I hate trying to remember exactly what my added-on lump sum is supposed to go towards if I pledge a non-obvious extra amount ahead of time.